Biography

Colin Shields who has become a favourite with the fans in Belfast, will wear the teal Giants jersey for a ninth season.

Shields is both the Giants all-time leading points scorer & goal scorer and has played in 425 games, posting 172 goals and 303 assists – good for an impressive 475 points overall for the organisation.

Shields, 36 who hails from Glasgow, was selected 195th overall in the 2000 NHL draft by the Philadelphia Flyers and the Team GB regular played his first season as a Giant in 2005/06 – winning his first Elite League title with the organisation, before going on to win the Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup in 2009, the 2010 Playoff championship before lifting the league trophy once more in 2013/14.

Playing History

Season

Team

Competition

Games

PIMS

Goals

Assists

Points

2017-2018

Belfast Giants

EIHL Cup CUP

3

2

2

2

4

2016-2017

Great Britain

WC D1B

5

2

4

4

8

2016-2017

Belfast Giants

EIHL Cup CUP

12

4

3

2

5

2015-2016

Great Britain

OGQ

3

0

2

3

5

2015-2016

Belfast Giants

EIHL Cup CUP

12

0

4

4

8

2014-2015

Belfast Giants

Continental Cup CUP

6

2

0

3

3

2014-2015

Belfast Giants

EIHL Cup CUP

9

8

5

9

14

2014-2015

Great Britain

WC D1B

5

0

0

2

2

2013-2014

Belfast Giants

EIHL PLAYOFFS

4

0

3

2

5

2013-2014

Belfast Giants

EIHL Cup CUP

13

2

7

5

12

2013-2014

Great Britain

WC D1B

5

0

5

1

6

2013-2014

Belfast Giants

EIHL

52

6

15

35

50

2012-2013

Belfast Giants

EIHL Cup CUP

3

2

1

4

5

2012-2013

Great Britain

WC D1A

5

2

1

0

1

2012-2013

Belfast Giants

EIHL PLAYOFFS

4

0

2

2

4

2011-2012

Morzine-Avoriaz

French League Cup CUP

6

0

2

8

10

2011-2012

Great Britain

WC D1A

5

0

3

5

8

2011-2012

Morzine-Avoriaz

France

26

10

6

9

15

2011-2012

Morzine-Avoriaz

French League Cup PLAYOFFS

5

2

2

1

3

2010-2011

Belfast Giants

EIHL PLAYOFFS

3

0

0

1

1

2010-2011

Great Britain

WC D1

3

0

1

2

3

2010-2011

Belfast Giants

EIHL Cup CUP

12

0

4

8

12

2009-2010

Belfast Giants

EIHL Cup CUP

8

4

4

10

14

2009-2010

Great Britain

WC D1

5

2

0

1

1

2009-2010

Belfast Giants

EIHL

56

65

34

63

97

2009-2010

Belfast Giants

EIHL PLAYOFFS

4

0

1

4

5

2008-2009

Belfast Giants

EIHL

54

12

29

41

70

2008-2009

Belfast Giants

EIHL KO Cup CUP

8

2

4

5

9

2008-2009

Great Britain

OGQ

3

0

1

1

2

2007-2008

Newcastle Vipers

EIHL

47

18

30

31

61

2007-2008

Newcastle Vipers

EIHL Cup CUP

6

2

5

3

8

2006-2007

Fresno Falcons

ECHL

24

22

7

7

14

2005-2006

Belfast Giants

EIHL

27

22

10

27

37

2005-2006

Great Britain

WC D1

5

10

4

0

4

2005-2006

Belfast Giants

EIHL KO Cup CUP

4

0

4

6

10

2005-2006

Belfast Giants

EIHL PLAYOFFS

7

6

1

5

6

2004-2005

San Diego Gulls

ECHL

34

10

3

11

14

2004-2005

Greenville Grrrowl

ECHL

9

2

0

3

3

2004-2005

Great Britain

WC D1

4

6

2

2

4

2003-2004

Univ. of Maine

NCAA

44

40

18

26

44

2002-2003

Great Britain

WC D1

5

2

4

0

4

2002-2003

Univ. of Maine

NCAA

34

18

14

13

27

2001-2002

Great Britain

WC D1

5

4

2

3

5

2000-2001

Great Britain

WC D1

5

4

6

2

8

2000-2001

Univ. of Maine

NCAA

0

0

0

0

0

1999-2000

Cleveland Barons

NAHL

55

40

46

49

95

1999-2000

Great Britain U20

WJC-20 C

4

4

4

5

9

1998-1999

Cleveland Barons

NAHL

55

44

30

30

60

1996-1997

Great Britain U20

WJC-20 C

4

8

1

0

1

1995-1996

Paisley Pirates

BD1

8

2

6

1

7

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